ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia, July 19 (Reuters) - Thousands of face-masked Muslims gathered on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat on Monday, praying for an end to the pandemic and faster vaccination as the annual haj pilgrimage reached its climax.
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Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's holiest sites in Mecca and Medina, has barred...
Allahabad (UP), Aug 8 (PTI) The order for a departmental re-inquiry against suspended paediatrician Dr Kafeel Khan has been withdrawn, the Uttar Pradesh government has informed the Allahabad High Court.
The order of a departmental re-inquiry was given on February 24 last year.
Additional Advocate General Manish Goyal told the court on...
Veteran actor Dilip Kumar Dies At 98One of India's most well-known and respected actors, Dilip Kumar, died on Wednesday morning, his family said.
Kumar was 98 and ailing for some time.
Born Mohammed Yusuf Khan in 1922 in Peshawar, now in Pakistan, he was known by the screen name of Dilip...
Opposition leaders on Wednesday participated in the Martyrs’ Day program organized by All India Trinamool Congress to pay tribute to 13 martyrs killed in police firing on 21st July 1973 in Kolkata in New Delhi on wednesday and listened to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s speech here in...
India has set ambitious targets for itself in the area of Renewable Energy, which the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is committed to achieve.
While 100 GW has been installed, 50 GW is under installation and 27 GW is under tendering. India has also enhanced its ambition to install...
The Delhi government on Friday ordered the closure of the popular Ghaffar Market and Naiwala market in Karol Bagh here for two days over violation of Covid protocols. It also ordered the closure of another market in Rohini for flouting Covid-19 norms.
Notably, these markets will remain shut from 10...
New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) Eid-ul-Adha was celebrated across the country with limited number of people offering prayers at mosques amid gathering curbs due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on the occasion.
Modi tweeted, "Eid Mubarak! Best wishes on Eid-ul-Adha. May this day further the spirit of...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared that August 14 will be observed as 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day' in memory of people’s struggles and sacrifices during that period.
India will be celebrating the 75th year of Independence on Sunday. The day is recognised as that of national pride and honour, with...
Delhi's famous Sadar Bazar was today partially shut for three days for violation of Covid norms, said officials.
The authorities on Saturday noted crowding and violation of physical distancing norms at the market, forcing the administration to shut down the place till July 13.
Earlier, the Delhi government ordered the closure...
The DRDO successfully flight-tested the new-generation Akash surface-to-air missile system from an integrated test range off the Odisha coast on Wednesday.
The defence ministry said the missile was test-fired at around 12:45 pm from a land-based platform and that the "flawless performance" of its weapons system was confirmed by the...
